There is an unfortunate tendency among human beings (because of the effects of Original sin) to fall to temptation, one temptation of course being to abuse one's power, even if said power/authority is given by God. This is one reason why the survival of the Church throughout the centuries is so remarkable, IMO. That despite this tendency towards sin (and no one can really deny that the Church has had some horrible Popes in Her past, much less cardinals, arch-bishops, etc) She has survived through the centuries, with an unbroken line of living witnesses (apostolic succession).
I'd be interested to hear/read what you (and any other Protestant) might have to say about my post #145, if only to satisfy my own curiosity. If I may be so bold, it's not a typical criticism of sola scriptura, and indeed, one I've never seen posited by any Catholic, much less addressed by any Protestant, except perhaps proudtobeanamerican1, if s/he is a Protestant/non-Catholic Christian.
Remind me later if I forget.
Doing several things today and not likely to get toooo involved in lengthy stuff.
Blessings,